Dov Yaffe
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Rabbi Dov Yaffe | |
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Personal | |
Born | June 1928 Vilna |
Died | (aged 89) |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Rivka |
Yahrtzeit | 19 Cheshvan, 5778 |
Dov Yaffe (Hebrew: דב יפה; 1928–2017) was a Lithuanian-born Israeli rabbi, mashgiach, and leader of the Musar movement.
Youth[]
He was born at Vilna in June 1928. In 1935, at age 7, he moved with his parents to the Land of Israel and settled in Tel Aviv where he studied at and afterward at the Hebron, Ponevezh, and Slabodka yeshivos.[1][2]
Career[]
He became the assistant to Rabbi Elyah Lopian at the Knesses Chizkiyahu yeshiva which relocated to Rekhasim in Northern Israel in 1955. While based in Rekhasim, he taught Musar to thousands of students in Knesses Chizkiyahu, in Karmiel, and in in Jerusalem[1][2]
Family[]
He was married to Rivka and had six children.[1]
Final illness and death[]
Prior to his death, he was hospitalized at Laniado Hospital in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya. He died on November 8, 2017, at age 89.[1][2]
Works[]
His writings were published in Divrei Chachamim and other s'farim.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Shira Schmidt (Nov 15, 2017). "The passing of a Mussar Master". Ami. No. 342. p. 46.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c זקן המשגיחים ומגדולי בעלי המוסר: המשגיח הגה"צ רבי דב יפה זצוק"ל. (in Hebrew). Nov 8, 2017. Retrieved Nov 5, 2018.
- 1928 births
- 2017 deaths
- Haredi rabbis in Israel
- Haredi writers
- Hebrew-language writers
- Israeli writers
- Lithuanian Haredi rabbis
- Mashgiach ruchani
- Ponevezh Yeshiva alumni
- Writers from Vilnius
- Writers of Musar literature
- Lithuanian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine